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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Applicable regime and classification of sources

Article R1333-14

I.-Ionising radiation sources and batches of radioactive sources are classified in category A, B, C or D as defined in Annexes 13-7 and 13-8.The person responsible for a nuclear activity shall inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-32

…f Article L. 612-33, the Autorité may order any issuing or depositary company or entity, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 612-9 to any issuing or depository company or entity to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-29

…responsible for local authorities" are inserted the words: ", Minister responsible for overseas France".III. - For the application of Article D. 2311-4, the words "as well as, in towns with more than…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rural equipment support

Article R3232-1

The following may benefit from technical assistance made available by the department, instituted by article L. 3232-1-1: 1° Communes considered as rural pursuant to I of article D. 3334-8-1, excluding…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-19

…the duration of this registration; 7° Where applicable, an indication of whether the person is in receipt of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) financed by the département, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-11

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail shall notify the interested party of his decision with regard to the proven or po…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

1. The income tax due by natural persons domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of Article 4 B in respect of the income, net gains, profits, distributions, capital gains and receivabl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article D441-22

I. - For rights in the course of constitution of operations whose benefits are linked to the cessation of professional activity, the agreement provides for the transfer option mentioned in the eighth…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 62

…nion Customs Code and its implementing regulations, and with a view to detecting fraud, customs officers may, at any time, board and visit any vessel in the maritime zone of the customs radius, or in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705

…f Articles 43,52, 704 and 706-42 for the prosecution, investigation and trial of the following offences: 1° Offences provided for in articles 432-10 to 432-15,433-1 and 433-2,434-9,434-9-1,445-1 to 44…

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